This climate is cold climate because the annual average temperature is about -30º C. The coldest month is February with around -45º C. The warmest month is July with around -10º C. The annual range of temperature is -35º C. It is very high and it indicates that is continental. There is no sea or ocean close to moderate its temperature. It is probably located inland.

Because the highest temperatures are taking place during the months of June, July and August it belongs to the northern hemisphere. Looking at the line which represents the temperature it seems to have two seasons, although the warmest can not be named as real summer there is a period of the year where the landscape can experiment some changes.

The amount of rainfall is around 134 mm throughout the year. It tells about its dry condition. It is a desert climate, a cold desert climate. The wettest month is December with around 30 mm and the driest is June with around 3 mm. Due to the low temperature winter precipitation probably falls as snow.

Temperatures are much higher than the amount of water so there could be a drought period. Due to the lack of water, vegetation can not be abundant. The lack of water shows a scarcely populated landscape and few animal species.

As a conclusion this climate can be classified as cold desert climate.

When weather conditions are severe the effects on communities can be devastating. It is impossible to prevent weather from affecting a region but there are measures which can be taken in order to minimise the impact.

AFTER READING THE ARTICLE...Answer the following questions in your exercise book:

1.When was this article posted?

2.When did the “World Environment Day” take place? (Day and month)

3. Is there a "World Environment Day" for 2011?

4. Where is the island of Kiribati?

5. How many inhabitants are in Kiribati?

6. What problem is Kiribati's population facing?

7. What is the name of Kiribati's president?

8. What is the option for Kiribati's inhabitants?

9. Which country is already helping from Kiribati?

10. Could you think in any other solution(s)?

2. WHAT ARE THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING?

3. ﻿GLOBAL WARMING EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURE.

4. GREENHOUSE EFFECT.

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5. WHAT WILL BE THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING IN MELILLA?

GLOBAL WARMING BY

"Carlos Molina, 3º F"

UNIT 9. POPULATION

1. The uneven distribution of the population.

Why is the distribution of the population uneven?

The Earth at Night Map shows over 200 cities. It is a unique perspective of the dark side of our planet. This image reveals night lights as low as a 100 watt bulb to as large and intense as a fire. This night map reveals the spread of man and his technology.

ACTIVITIES

A. What does the photo suggest you? Write a paragraph in your notebook.

This video shows how population has increased over time, and where in the world it has increased? What do you notice? This is an example of Human Geography, can you think of any other examples of Human Geography?

D. Video on Population Growth
The growing world population affects food and water supplies, ecological balance, and the overall quality of life for everyone. This animation presents a variety of facts and projected statistics to reveal the severity of our growing population.

2. Predicted trends in population growth

What differences can you see between developing countries and developed countries?

3. The demographic transition model

Watch this video and understand how the demographic transition model works:

How does the demographic transition model help explain the five changes in population growth as shown on the diagram?